pekel
Meaning
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brine (salt water)
Synonyms
zout water
Hyphenated as
pe‧kel
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpeː.kəl/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch peeckel, pekele. Etymology uncertain. The word is originally restricted to Dutch, Low German and Frisian. A relation with French piquer, piquant is sometimes supposed. Cognate with Limburgish paekel, West Flemish pekel, Zealandic pekel, Middle Low German pekel, West Frisian pekel.
New
pekelen
to pickle (to preserve in salt or vinegar)
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